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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

The Nun in "Count Burckhardt" (for "Once a Week," September 27, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, 1862

Engraving of a seated woman in a long gown by a window, printed on a magazine page with verse below.

The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (from "Once a Week," August 16, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, August 16, 1862

Engraved illustration of a woman in a long dress leaning on a ship's rail beside rigging, with open sea behind her, on a prin

The Major's Daughter (from "Once a Week," June 21, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, June 21, 1862

Wood engraving of a veiled woman in a long gown standing at a window, with printed verse on the page above and below.

Count Burckhardt (from "Once a Week," September 27, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, September 27, 1862

Engraved magazine illustration of a pensive woman with long flowing hair and gown beside printed text columns, July 1862.

The Relief Fund in Lancashire (from "Once a Week," July 26, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, July 26, 1862

Engraved Coast Survey plate with a map of Anacapa Island above and a view of its eastern sea cliffs and sea arch below.

U.S. Coast Survey...Sketch of Anapaca Island in Santa Barbara Channel

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-57

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner staff, flanked by Saint Andrew holding a cross and a kneeling armored soldier.

The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1475

Lithograph of a Chelsea fishmonger's shop front with the name Maunder on the fascia and figures at the counter.

Maunder's Fish Shop, Chelsea, from "Whirlwind," December 27, 1890

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

Woodcut of Saint John before an enthroned God and crowned elders in clouds, with a castle and river landscape below.

Saint John before God and the Elders, from The Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of three nude women before an armored man, a sleeping figure, and Cupid with a bow in a tree above.

The Dream of Paris

Grey wash drawing of a religious scene with two women, an infant, a winged angel and a cherub inside a tall arched panel.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1761

Pencil sketch of four women seated around a table with needlework, reading and writing, lit by a candle.

Four Ladies Sitting around a Table Occupied with Needlework, Reading, and Writing (recto); Study of a Woman with Need…

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1758

Pen drawing of a classical procession with elephants, oxen, torch bearers and riders carrying laurel branches.

The Triumph of Caesar: The Elephants

Gian Marco Cavalli, ca. 1497

Engraving of the Virgin and Christ child in a cave surrounded by cherubs, with two bearded men in the foreground.

The Adoration of the Magi

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1475-80

Engraving of a bound, haloed figure tied to a column being whipped by two men, with armored soldiers watching on a tiled floo

The Flagellation, with the Pavement

Gian Marco Cavalli, Before 1480

Engraving of nude revelers and satyrs around a wine vat under a grapevine, with sleeping putti in the foreground.

Bacchanal with Wine Vat

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1475

Etching of Christ with disciples facing crowned figures, with a man felling a tree beside fire, a wolf, and fruit trees.

Christ Denouncing False Prophets and Pharisees: Illustration to Matthew 7: 15-21

Daniel Hopfer, 1530s

Engraving of Christ among a crowd beneath an arcade with angels, with a German text cartouche above.

Christ Sermonizing on the Bread from Heaven

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1520

Engraving of haloed Christ among disciples under an arcade, with cherubs and a German inscription above.

Christ Testifying his Mission

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1520

Three-part etching of a feast, a wealthy man with a skeleton and devil counting coins, and a poor hut scene with inscriptions

Illustrations to Proverbs 10: 1-3

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1534

Etching in two rows of scenes with German verses: harvesters, a sleeping man, scales, a beheading and a hanging.

Illustrations to Proverbs 10: 4-7

Daniel Hopfer, 1534

Etching of grain merchants at a town market, with a demon above a fat hoarder and a sunburst with a bird at right.

Illustration to Proverbs 11: 26

Daniel Hopfer, 1534

Engraving of Leda embracing a swan with a cupid in a wooded landscape, framed by rococo scrollwork and garlands.

Leda and the Swan

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded face on a draped cloth held by two angels, surrounded by foliage, fruit, and a column.

The Sudarium Held by Two Angels

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1515

Engraved print with six panels of German text and biblical scenes, including a feast, crowds, soldiers and a city landscape.

Different Scenes, from the Gospels and from Acta Apostolorum

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1530

Six-panel etching of biblical scenes with haloed figures, a feast table, soldiers, and German text blocks.

Different Scenes from the Gospels and from Acta Aposotolorum

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1530

Engraving of a haloed Christ standing triumphantly over a skeleton and serpent, with angels, chained damned souls and German

The Triumphant Christ

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1530-36

Etching of the Virgin and Child at left with winged angels dancing in a line across a landscape with a castle.

Virgin and Child with Angels Dancing in a Landscape

Daniel Hopfer, 1530s

Engraving of three armored men labeled Hector, Alexander, and Julius Caesar, each with a heraldic shield, standing on grass.

Three Worthy Pagans: Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1516

Engraving of three armored knights with swords and shields, labeled as Charlemagne, King Arthur and Geoffrey of Bouillon.

Three Worthy Christians: Charlemagne, King Arthur, and Geoffrey of Bouillon

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1516

Etching of an elderly scholar gazing at a glowing circular magic inscription beside a Gothic window in a cluttered study.

A Scholar in His Study ('Faust')

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1652

Etching of a bearded rider on horseback led through an arched gateway past a crowd of bowing onlookers.

The Triumph of Mordecai

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1641

Etching of an elderly beggar in a high cap and ragged cloak, standing and leaning on a stick, with hatched shading.

Beggar in a High Cap, Standing and Leaning on a Stick

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1629

Etching of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak leaning on a carved stone balustrade.

Ephraim Bueno, Jewish Physician

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1647

Etching of an elderly woman in a fur-trimmed cloak and cap, seated in a chair with hands folded, looking to the right.

The Artist's Mother Seated at a Table Looking Right: Three-Quarter Length

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1631

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a divided fur cap and fur-trimmed robe, hand resting on his chest.

Old Man with a Divided Fur Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Etching of a thatched cottage behind a white paling fence, with trees, a waterway, and a distant cart on a rise.

Cottage with a White Paling

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648

Etching of a thatched cottage and trees beside a canal, with a distant church spire and a sailboat on the water.

Cottage beside a Canal with a View of Ouderkerk

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1641

Etching of a shepherd and dog on a dirt road, with a village church spire, hills, and a bare tree at right.

Landscape with a shepherd and a dog

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1653

Etching of a rural landscape with thatched farm buildings, trees, a distant tower, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Trees, Farm Buildings, and a Tower

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1651

Etching of a sailing ship with a female figure at the mast, a laurel-wreathed man on shore, and classical buildings.

The Ship of Fortune

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1633

Etching of a seated woman stringing beads, a boy playing a flute with a parrot on his shoulder, and sheep and goats beneath a

The Flute Player

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642

Etching of a seated woman holding an infant beside a bearded man, with a tree, birds on a branch and a basket.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt; lightly etched

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1645

Etching of a mounted hunter with a spear confronting two lions, one roaring in the foreground, with fleeing riders in the bac

The small lion hunt, with two lions

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1632

Etching of a young figure gesturing before seated, bearded elders and a crowd of onlookers in a dim interior.

Christ Disputing with the Doctors; a sketch

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a cap and fur-trimmed coat seated by an arched window, 1656.

Jan Lutma, goldsmith

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1656

Etching of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a dim stable, with Mary seated, oxen at right and a lamp glowing.

The Adoration of the Shepherds, with the lamp

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1654

Etching of a dying woman in a canopied bed surrounded by mourners, with angels descending in light from above.

The Death of the Virgin

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639

Etching of a robed figure gesturing toward a tomb in a rocky cave while onlookers and kneeling figures watch.

The Raising of Lazarus, small plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642

Engraving of morris dancers with a central woman holding a staff and jug, surrounded by musicians and dancing figures.

Morris Dancers

Daniel Hopfer, late 15th-early 16th century

Etched portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white collar beside a leaded window, by Rembrandt, 1655.

Pieter Haaringh ('Young Haaringh')

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Etched oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat and ruff, with a stack of books and Latin text.

Jan Cornelisz. Sylvius, preacher

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1646

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and ruff, seated at a desk beside stacked books.

The Remonstrant Preacher Johannes Uytenbogaert

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635

Etching of a man seated on a window ledge reading, with light from an arched window and a sword and books on a chair at left.

Jan Six

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1647

Etching of a man at a desk wearing a cross pendant on a chain, a lace collar and a fur-trimmed cloak.

Man at a Desk Wearing a Cross and Chain

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1641

Etching of an angel with wings restraining an elderly kneeling man holding a knife, with a rocky landscape behind.

Abraham's Sacrifice

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Etching of Christ crucified between two thieves, with a crowd of mourners and soldiers gathered below in an oval frame.

Christ Crucified Between Two Thieves; oval plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1641

Etching of a landscape with a thatched hay barn, trees, a fence, grazing sheep and small figures on a path.

Landscape with a Hay Barn and a Flock of Sheep

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652

Portrait of Emperor Charles V

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1519

Portrait of Martin Luther

Daniel Hopfer, 1523

Black-and-white print of interlacing scrolling foliage, thistle leaves and birds in dense cross-hatched ornament.

Ornamental Fillet with Thistle Motifs

Daniel Hopfer, 1510-28

Etched print of decorative capital alphabet letters A to Z filled with dense scrolling foliage, birds and small animals.

Roman Majuscule Alphabet

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1520

Woodcut title page with ornate foliage, putti and grotesque figures framing German black-letter text, dated 1525.

Title-Page Border

Daniel Hopfer, 1525

Woodcut title page with ornate black foliage border framing red and black Latin text, Sermones et varii Tractatus.

Border

Daniel Hopfer, 1518

Etching of three German soldiers in slashed costume with swords and pole weapons, standing among flowering plants.

Three German Soldiers

Daniel Hopfer, n.d.

Etching of five German soldiers in armor and plumed hats, with a flute player, a drummer, and a small dog at the feet.

Five German Soldiers

Daniel Hopfer, ca 1520-1536

Engraving of two grotesque walking figures, one with a leafy wreath and one with a bird's nest and bells on his head.

Bolinka and Marcolfus

Daniel Hopfer, late 15th-early 16th century

Etching of four biblical scenes with German inscriptions, showing armed men, fighting figures, houses, trees and devils.

Scenes from Matthew 10: 34-38

Daniel Hopfer, 1490-1536

Red chalk drawing of a bearded, haloed old man seated within a triangular frame, draped in cloth.

Study of St. Jerome

Girolamo Muziano, 1578-79

Red chalk drawing of a barefoot fisherman in a wide hat leaning on an oar beside a chain and iron ring.

A Fisherman Leaning on an Oar

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1774

Engraving of a giant fish devouring smaller fish on a shore, with fishermen in a boat and a city in the distance.

Big Fish Eat Little Fish

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1557

Engraving of a mourning man kneeling beside a reclining woman, a hooded figure behind her, a shovel and distant cross in a ro

The Burial of Atala

Jean-Baptiste-Raphaël-Urbain Massard, 1822

Engraving of a seated woman in a flowered crown and floral necklace, with a flowering branch at upper right.

The Queen of Flowers

Master of the Playing Cards, ca. 1435-40

Engraving of a bearded old man in a cap walking barefoot with a lion beside him, passing a Gothic church and grassy bank.

Saint Jerome Walking in a Churchyard

Albrecht Altdorfer

Engraving of a young woman playing a flute beside sheep in a wooded pastoral landscape, within an oval frame.

Pastoral Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1742

Engraving of a laurel-crowned allegorical woman with sword and quill, surrounded by cherubs and clouds, titled Epic Poetry.

Epic Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1741

Mezzotint of a stormy mountain landscape with two figures on a rocky ledge and an army in the valley below.

Macbeth

Thomas Goff Lupton, 1828

Black and white mezzotint of a vast banquet hall with columns, terraces, and feasting crowds beneath a dramatic sky with ligh

Belshazzar's Feast (First Plate)

John Martin, June 1, 1826

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 18th century

Drawing of a bearded nude wild man with oak leaves in his hair and waist, leaning on a wooden staff, in brown wash with white

The Wild Man

Conrad Meyer, 1649

Blue-toned drawing of an armored winged archangel with a sword and shield standing over writhing demons and dragons.

The Archangel Michael Banishing Vice

Franz Ludwig Hermann, 1782

Etching of a seated man spinning thread beside a woman in a stone archway interior.

Woman Spinning

Thomas Wijck, n.d.

Etching of two men playing cards together on a stone bench under an arch, with a third man seated behind them.

Players at Cards

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of a man bending to adjust his shoe on a stone step while card players sit nearby beside barrels and a ruined arch.

Man Adjusting His Footwear, at Left Three Men Playing Cards

Thomas Wijck, 1630-77

Etching of a riverside quay with ruined arched buildings, a merchant beside barrels and crates, and a moored boat.

An Oriental Merchant with Merchandise at Riverside

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of ruined stone buildings and a tower above a riverside quay, with a moored boat, barrels and small figures.

Sailors at a Riverside

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of crumbling stone buildings with arched doorways and foliage, with a fisherman and seated figure in the foreground.

A Woman Spinning and a Fisherman

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of a blind beggar stumbling into a stone pillar in a ruined city street, with a dog and onlookers nearby.

Blind Beggar Bumping A Pillar

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of a blind beggar stumbling near a stone column in a city street, with a dog and a boy nearby.

Blind Beggar Bumping A Pillar; this and 63.616.39 (2) are two plates of beggars from the story of Lazaville de Tormes

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of a boy reaching toward a seated blind beggar beside a ruined tower, arcade, dog, and donkey rider.

Lazarillo Stealing Grapes from the Poor Blind Beggar

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of a village street with ruined buildings, a standing woman and seated man with a dog, and a ship at left.

Village Scene with Woman Standing Beside a Seated Man (copy)

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns beside brick buildings, with figures, a donkey and a dog on a path below.

The Collonade

Thomas Wijck, n.d.

Etching of a ruined stone arch with a figure working at a forge, scattered logs and tools in the foreground.

The Forge

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child with a bearded cleric holding grapes, with hatched drapery.

Virgin and Child with a Cleric

Hans Burgkmair, ca. 1503-05

Black chalk drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, head bowed, with a drapery falling beside him.

Standing Male Nude

Franz August Myldorfer, 1754

Brown wash drawing of children in turbans and oriental dress beside a waterfall, stone pedestal with cherubs, and a tree stum

Landscape with Children in Oriental Costume

Tiberius Dominikus Wocher, 1773